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Land mine blast kills Georgian police officers

Nov. 10, 2008
An explosion killed two Georgian police officers early Monday near the disputed region of South Ossetia, an official said. EU monitors called the attack an unacceptable breach of the cease-fire that ended the Georgia-Russia war.
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TBILISI, Georgia, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- A South Ossetian official has accused Georgia of moving military forces to the border, a charge denied by the Georgian Interior Ministry.

Report: Georgia may have staged attack

TBILISI, Georgia, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Leaked Polish documents suggest Georgia may have staged a supposed attack on a convoy carrying the Polish and Georgian presidents.

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MUMBAI, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Authorities in eastern India say seven police officers died Tuesday when a bomb exploded on a bridge in the state of Chhattisgarh.
Georgia probes motorcade shooting incident

Georgia probes motorcade shooting incident

TBILISI, Georgia, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- A criminal probe on terrorism charges was opened over shots fired by Russian forces at a presidential motorcade, the Georgian Interior Ministry said Tuesday.
Russia denies motorcade shooting incident

Russia denies motorcade shooting incident

TBILISI, Georgia, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Russian peacekeepers and South Ossetian officials denied firing shots near the motorcade of the presidents of Georgia and Poland along the South Ossetia border.

Blast in Chechen city kills four

GROZNY, Russia, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Four people, including three police officers, were killed in Grozny, Chechnya, in a gunfire and bomb attack, officials said Sunday.

Abkhazian guards clash with Georgians

SABERIO, Georgia, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Border guards in the breakaway region of Abkhazia say three Georgian "saboteurs" were killed Saturday near the de facto border with Georgia.
Georgia claims against Russia questioned

Georgia claims against Russia questioned

TBILISI, Georgia, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Georgia's claims of self defense against separatist and Russian aggression have been called into question by independent military observers, officials say.

Russia decries Georgian military buildup

MOSCOW, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Russia's permanent representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said Georgia has deployed troops along its border.

Russian Duma passes Ossetia troop treaty

MOSCOW, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- A Russian lawmaker says the friendship treaty with two former Georgian republics will protect them from any attempts at reunification by force.

British envoy: Russia must change policy

MOSCOW, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- The British ambassador to Moscow has urged Russia to reconsider its recognition of the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Possible land mine found in backyard

GLENDALE, Wis., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Police in Glendale, Wis., said residents packing up the belongings of a Vietnam veteran discovered what appeared to be a land mine in the home's backyard.

Displaced Georgians returning home

TBILISI, Georgia, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- More than 20,000 people displaced by the Georgia-Russia conflict returned to their homes in the South Ossetia buffer zone last week, U.N. officials said.

South Ossetia police told to return fire

VLADIKAVKAZ, Georgia, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Authorities in South Ossetia have given police orders to return fire should Georgian troops fire on them, South Ossetia's interior minister said.

Mine blast in China kills 11

BEIJING, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A blast in a northwest China mine Thursday killed at least 11 people and injured 46 more, mine managers said.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch